Kutless - Believer - Music & Performance - CD

With a sale history of over 1.2 million albums, Kutless releases their new album BELIEVER BELIEVER will continue to press them further into the AC/CHR market, growing their consumer reach with songs that transcend listeners. This album was produced by Dave Lubben, who also produced their most recent album IT IS WELL, and Christopher Stevens / David Garcia (Mandisa, Sanctus Real, TobyMac).

A decade on from their self-titled 2002 debut and Portland, Christian rock quintet Kutless appear to have almost entirely abandoned the post-grunge sound which initially saw them compared to the likes of Creed, Staind, and 3 Doors Down. Produced by Grammy nominee Chris Stevens, David Garcia (Carrie Underwood), and worship leader Dave Lubben, their seventh album, Believer, instead continues their journey into soaring soft rock on 13 spiritual tracks which attempt to explore "what it really means to surrender to Christ." The driving new wave of "This Is Love," the string-soaked "Identity," and the anthemic worship rock of "Carry On" all temporarily fill the current Goo Goo Dolls-shaped hole on the AOR scene, but occasionally, their more radio-friendly approach borders on the cliched, particularly on the inspirational "Hero," which could be mistaken for an American Idol winner's single, and the overwrought lighters-in-the-air balladry of the title track. Their occasional ventures into rougher and rawer territory may be no less derivative, but they at least allow frontman Jon Micah Sumrall to showcase his gritty, angsty vocals in full flow, whether it's the chant-led '80s-inspired dad rock of "If It Ends Today," or the explosive Foo Fighters-esque "Need." Believer is still as thought-provoking as you'd expect it to be, but fans of their early work may be disappointed that Kutless now seem content to embrace their elder statesman of contemporary Christian rock status. ~ Jon O'Brien, Rovi

Performer	Kutless
Music genre	Christian / Gospel
Music release type	Album
Media format	CD
Original release date	December 9, 2011
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	If It Ends Today, Carry on, All Yours, Even If, Hero, Identity, Need, Come Back Home, This Is Love, Gravity, I'm with You, Believer, Carry Me to the Cross
Record label	Bec Recordings
Music producer	Dave Lubben, Christopher Stevens, David Garcia
Track name	If It Ends Today, Carry on, All Yours, Even if, Hero, Identity, Need, Come Back Home, This is Love, Gravity, I'm with You, Believer, Carry Me to the Cross
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N